Tributes Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost July 1 - S eptember 30, 2026
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Obituary & Remembrance Tribute Feature
During a family’s time of sorrow, we want to reflect on the lives of those who have recently passed. The NewsTribune and newstrib.com offer a special quarterly feature to commemorate and honor those we have lost. This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in uly, August and September 2026.
Tributes Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost July 1 - S eptember 30, 2026
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A Wendlyn “Wendy” Albrecht, 72 DePue, IL October 13, 1953 August 3, 2026
Phyllis Alleman, 97
Tonica, IL August 9, 1928 June 30, 2026
B Catherine P. Baima, 90 Ladd, IL May 16, 1936 September 24, 2026
Richard Benac, 90
Peru, IL August 19, 1935 July 25, 2026
Donald W. “Doobie” Black, 70
LaSalle, IL January 5, 1956 July 6, 2026 Wasmer Funeral Home
Barbara J. Bogatitus, 85
Peru, IL March 27, 1941 July 21, 2026 Ptak Funeral Home
Dennis “Bogie” Bogatitus, 79
Spring Valley, IL October 21, 1946 June 26, 2026
Diane M. (Rolander) Borset, 85
LaSalle, IL January 22, 1941 August 22, 2026
Jeanette J. Briddick, 93
Tonica, IL December 15, 1932 September 25, 2026
Candace I. Brady, 79 Peru, IL October 24, 1946 August 11, 2026
Leonard J. “Sonny” Brucki, 85
Tonica, IL July 9, 1940 June 28, 2026 Ptak Funeral Home
Julianne (BernardGlover) Brandt, 76 Peru, IL June 29, 1950 July 17, 2026
Kay Brauhn, 78
Ottawa, IL November 18, 1947 September 20, 2026 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Phillip Neil Burger, 88
Rock Island, IL June 6, 1938 September 19, 2026
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See full obituary at newstrib.com/obituaries Larry “Sam” Cook, 74
Alison L. Darveau, 44
Peter Carlson, 83
Mendota, IL July 31, 1951 June 27, 2026 Wasmer Funeral Home
Pontiac, IL April 27, 1982 September 5, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
Bryant D. Corrie, 52
Stephen F. Carlson, 83
Princeton, IL October 7, 1973 July 29, 2026 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Lauren K. Data, 67 Ladd, IL February 12, 1959 June 27, 2026
Spring Valley, IL October 6, 1942 August 28, 2026
Mendota, IL June 9, 1943 August 27, 2026 Wasmer Funeral Home
Adrienne Courington, 90 Kent Carnahan, 83
Mendota, IL April 9, 1943 June 14, 2026 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Gerald R Carver, 84 Princeton, IL March 30, 1942 June 30, 2026 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Laurence “Larry” Castelli, 83
Princeton, IL May 24, 1936 August 18, 2026 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Dale Coventry, 82
Spring Valley, IL September 21, 1943 July 1, 2026
Eric Davis, 67
Princeton, IL September 21, 1958 September 20, 2026 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments.
Spring Valley, IL January 17, 1943 August 13, 2026
Spring Valley, IL March 4, 1933 September 13, 2026
Barbara “Barb” Ann Chambers, 75
Peru, IL May 23, 1951 September 19, 2026
D Marilyn Rose Cobb, 79 Lasalle, IL January 9, 1947 June 28, 2026
Judith Conrad, 83 Utica, IL January 17, 1943 July 16, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
Janice Marie Dabler, 76
Princeton, IL July 21, 1950 September 25, 2026 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Rita Rojean Dabler, 80
Princeton, IL December 28, 1945 June 28, 2026 The Fiocchi Funeral Homes
E Michelle Edwards, 66 La Salle, IL July 17, 1960 September 10, 2026 Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home
Jack L. Eich, 81
Rock Falls, IL September 29, 1944 July 26, 2026
Patricia A. Ernat, 80 Tonica, IL August 22, 1945 July 26, 2026
Mary Katherine Destri, 65
Santa Rosa, CA March 30, 1961 July 6, 2026
F Michael J. Foley, 52
Stephen R. Crowley, 75 McHenry, IL September 19, 1950 July 9, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
Peru, IL January 29, 1950 July 17, 2026
Dolores Dee, 93
Michael H. Crew Jr., 59 LaSalle, IL June 23, 1967 August 8, 2026
Daniel Dow, 76
Alex M. Dittmar, 25
LaSalle, IL August 29, 2000 August 24, 2026
Austin, TX October 1, 1973 May 11, 2026
Jeniah Francis, 15 Leo B. Donini, 99 Mark, IL October 18, 1926 September 1, 2026
Mendota, IL September 21, 2010 July 3, 2026 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
G Thomas Edward Dore Rochester, MN
Richard Gambler, 82 Mendota, IL August 26, 1943 July 2, 2026 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
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See full obituary at newstrib.com/obituaries Dominic Gehant, 72
Amery, WI February 4, 1954 September 1, 2026
Donald James Glenn, 93
McNabb, IL October 13, 1932 August 16, 2026
Dale F. Golden, 85 La Salle, IL March 15, 1941 July 13, 2026
Judith Ann (Dean) Goodchild, 83
Streator, IL March 31, 1943 July 20, 2026
Jeff A. Goodrick, 60
Dalzell, IL September 3, 1966 September 5, 2026 Helmer Shields Funeral Home
Ronald Hopps, 78 LaMoille, IL November 14, 1947 September 10, 2026 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home Donald William Huettemann, 78
Estacada, OR July 2, 1948 September 1, 2026
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Bradford “Brad” Ross Johnson, 85
Ottawa, IL December 12, 1940 June 27, 2026 Ptak Funeral Home
Jeanne Johnson, 103
Princeton, IL May 17, 1923 August 26, 2026 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
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Lawrence Kapinski, 75 Lasalle, IL April 16, 1951 September 2, 2026
Bonnie L. Knoblauch, 81
Cory Leonard, 59 Spring Valley, IL August 9, 1967 September 4, 2026
Carol Koehler, 80
Greg Leszczynski, 65
Oglesby, IL September 22, 1944 July 20, 2026
Spring Valley, IL October 30, 1945 August 29, 2026
James “Jake” F. Krancic, 73
Utica, IL August 20, 1952 January 26, 2026 Prey-Mueller Funeral Home
Dorothy Mae Kuhl, 88 Peru, IL January 23, 1938 August 4, 2026 Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home - La Salle
L Lawrence “Larry” P. Lapuh, 73 Granville, IL March 6, 1953 August 22, 2026
Shauna A. Greenwood, 69
Granville, IL September 27, 1956 August 21, 2026
H Gladys Marie Herzog, 85
Jacksonville, IL June 5, 1941 June 9, 2026
Rose (Ponce) Higgins, 69
Ottawa, IL June 19, 1957 August 27, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
Largo, FL August 23, 1961 September 6, 2026 Moss Feaster Funeral Home and Cremation Services - Dunedin
Kathryn Jo Lindner, 81
Lasalle, IL August 5, 1944 July 19, 2026
James Loebach, 89 Oglesby, IL December 14, 1936 August 30, 2026
John T. Lucas, 67
Peru, IL September 18, 1958 July 29, 2026 Ptak Funeral Home
Jody Lund, 58 Emma (Puyear) Kasperski, 63 DePue, IL May 26, 1963 August 26, 2026
Carolee E. (Shelton) Kierczynski, 87
Spring Valley, IL July 28, 1939 August 20, 2026
LaVerne M. Klein, 96
Maytown, IL October 22, 1929 September 14, 2026 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Ralph Lawrence, 77 Lasalle, IL February 12, 1949 September 24, 2026
Dalzell, IL July 26, 1968 August 27, 2026
Leonard A. Lundeen, 69
Sylvia C. Leffelman, 93 Sublette, IL April 22, 1933 August 14, 2026 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Sharon Lemmer, 91 Mendota, IL September 1, 1935 September 22, 2026 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Peru, IL December 3, 1956 July 21, 2026 Ptak Funeral Home
M Raymond A. Mack Jr., 86
Belleville, IL June 26, 1940 August 20, 2026
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See full obituary at newstrib.com/obituaries Jack Isaac McLaughlin, 2
Mendota, IL December 16, 1954 August 25, 2026 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Tonica, IL January 16, 2024 August 28, 2026
Richard Manahan, 82
Helena Mechelewska, 95
Peru, IL November 18, 1943 August 6, 2026
Evelyn Louise (Mertel) Manrriquez, 80 Lowell, AR June 27, 1946 August 25, 2026
Oglesby, IL July 31, 1931 August 8, 2026 Shields Funeral Chapel
Karen (Sever) Mecklenburg, 74
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Daniel T. O’Sadnick, 71
Lasalle, IL August 3, 1954 October 21, 2025
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Gerald M. Pecchio, 94 Granville, IL May 31, 1932 September 16, 2026
Spring Valley, IL September 22, 1951 July 31, 2026
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Marlene J. Reaska, 86
Cedar Point, IL September 22, 1939 July 24, 2026 Helmer Shields Funeral Home
Anne Retel, 92
DePue, IL July 8, 1934 July 14, 2026
Georgia M. Reutner, 83 La Salle, IL May 28, 1943 July 15, 2026
Melissa M. Petre, 45 Lawrence P. Manrriquez, 73 DePue, IL July 14, 1953 August 22, 2026
Nancy J. March, 79
Spring Valley, IL June 12, 1947 July 18, 2026 Shields Funeral Chapel
Elizabeth M. Martyn, 93
Peru, IL January 28, 1933 July 3, 2026 www.MuellerFH.com
James E. Mason, 75 Peru, IL July 14, 1951 August 24, 2026
Monica McHatton, 58
LaSalle, IL October 9, 1967 August 31, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Bernard John “Bernie” Mertes, 71 Tonica, IL August 4, 1954 July 23, 2026
John K. “Jack” Mindock, 99
Cary, NC September 21, 1926 September 3, 2026 Shields Funeral Chapel
Scott Michael Mueller, 60
LaSalle, IL November 15, 1965 September 8, 2026
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Russell Neuhalfen, 86
Princeton, IL August 31, 1939 August 4, 2026
Pamela Nosalik, 74 Ladd, IL June 5, 1952 August 20, 2026 Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home
Peru, IL July 8, 1981 July 16, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home - Peru
Bonnie L. Rios, 89 La Salle, IL February 2, 1937 September 25, 2026
James ‘ Jim’ Gerald Phelan, 78
Waller, TX August 30, 1947 June 28, 2026
Leonard J. Piotrowski, 98
La Salle, IL July 21, 1928 September 21, 2026
Henry L. “Hank” Piscia, 93
Oglesby, IL July 8, 1933 September 27, 2026
Linda Kay (Boyle) Price, 73
Sun City West, AZ February 18, 1953 May 26, 2026
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Demetrio Salazar, 86 La Salle, IL August 17, 1940 August 21, 2026 Ptak Funeral Home
Richard “Dick” Saylor, 85
Mendota, IL September 5, 1940 July 12, 2026 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Joy Elizabeth Schertz, 81
Tiskilwa, IL October 13, 1944 September 19, 2026 The Fiocchi Funeral Homes
Larry Schwartzbach, 62
West Brooklyn, IL April 26, 1964 July 13, 2026 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
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Barry Mahar, 71
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See full obituary at newstrib.com/obituaries Patricia A. Scott, 94
Peru, IL February 27, 1932 May 3, 2026
Patricia Jean Scott, 90
Muskego, WI June 13, 1936 July 27, 2026
Daniel “Dan” Andrew Senn, 88 Grand Detour, IL February 1, 1938 August 20, 2026
Dorothy L. (Roda) Severson, 60 Brownsville, TX February 23, 1966 September 1, 2026
Wilma J. Stamberger, 95
Rochester, IN March 20, 1931 July 15, 2026
Patricia E. Stenzel, 85 Sublette, IL July 15, 1941 September 14, 2026 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Larry A. Stillwell, 78 Tonica, IL April 19, 1948 August 25, 2026
Sheila M. Szott, 87
Peru, IL February 21, 1939 July 24, 2026 Ptak Funeral Home
Nancy Szuda, 71 Gary Shannon, 78
Paw Paw, IL September 25, 1947 September 6, 2026 Torman Funeral Home
Linda S. Skerston, 66
Peru, IL September 14, 1954 August 7, 2026
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Peru, IL February 4, 1960 July 8, 2026 Shields Funeral Chapel
Bob (Ponytail) Tappan, 67
Joann Mary Smith, 64
Karen Ann Taylor, 85
Mendota, IL June 9, 1962 July 15, 2026 Wasmer Funeral Home
Thomas Sobin, 74 Ladd, IL January 8, 1952 August 14, 2026
Peoria, IL November 29, 1958 August 3, 2026
Oglesby, IL October 19, 1940 July 10, 2026
Kevin D. Taylor, 66 LaSalle, IL August 29, 1959 August 2, 2026
Michael Taylor, 85 LaSalle, IL October 9, 1940 September 5, 2026
W James D. Walsh, 89 LaSalle, IL October 14, 1936 August 10, 2026
Mary Claire Tipton, 95
La Salle, IL September 30, 1930 July 20, 2026
Edmund J. “Ed” Tomaszewski, 98
Peru, IL August 14, 1928 September 25, 2026 Ptak Funeral Home
Ann Trinchini, 88 Oglesby, IL May 4, 1938 July 28, 2026
Janis Lynn Watkins, 68 Oglesby, IL March 5, 1958 August 24, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Ross John Weber, 82 Peru, IL March 2, 1944 July 20, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home - Peru
Donald L. Wilson, 73 Oglesby, IL October 13, 1952 August 4, 2026
William Turczyn, 84
Spring Valley, IL June 16, 1942 August 27, 2026
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Kenneth Wiltse, 82
Spring Valley, IL July 15, 1944 August 23, 2026
Jacob Urbanski, 36 Rockford, IL July 11, 1990 September 10, 2026
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Cheryl Kay VanDerSteeg, 77
LaSalle, IL October 2, 1948 July 9, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
DuAnne M Vezain, 69 Princeton, IL October 14, 1956 July 8, 2026 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Carol Ann Wineinger, 67
La Salle, IL November 27, 1958 August 20, 2026 Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home
Ross Worsley Jr., 78
Mendota, IL July 24, 1947 July 4, 2026 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
James “Jim” Wroblewski, 78
Peru, IL November 18, 1947 July 19, 2026 Ptak Funeral Home
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D DYSART-COFOID FUNERAL CHAPEL 208 N. McCoy St., Granville, IL 61326 815-339-2231 dcfunerals.com
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Princeton, IL October 31, 1933 September 14, 2026 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
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